Coronavirus around the world

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    The Times, 2 July, 2021:

    Israel may have to destroy up to a million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine due to expire by the end of the month unless another country capable of administering them is found. A plan to transfer them to Britain seems to have fallen through.

    WHY NOT SEND THE SURPLUS TO ARGENTINA???

    Because the current Argentinian government is pro Palestine.

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    Because the current Argentinian government is pro Palestine.

    And global politics has been a key element in vaccine distribution from the start.

    Surely Israel can find an African or Latin American country they are willing to share with, out of political interest if not humanitarian reasons alone?

    The weasel clause “unless another country capable of administering them can be found” is insulting to the many countries that desperately need the vaccine.

    Today’s NYT ran an opinion column about the spread of misinformation in Brazil, including Bolsonaro’s contributions.

    “Even now, after the death of half a millioncitizens, Brazilians are forwarding delirious claims that hospitals are empty and people are being buried alive to inflate coronavirus statistics. Last year, as daily deaths soared, stories about empty coffins and staged burialsabounded. It’s almost as if Brazilians couldn’t — wouldn’t — accept that things could really be so bad and took refuge in paranoia, suspicion and conspiracy. In this, of course, they had a guide: Mr. Bolsonaro, at every turn, has sought to spread mischief and misinformation.”

    Gavin Williamson, [UK] education secretary, has announced the scrapping of bubbles, masks and staggered school days in England as the number of pupils missing lessons because of coronavirus measures rose above 600,000 yesterday. The figure has more than doubled in a fortnight, with the vast majority forced to self-isolate after contact with someone testing positive.

    Catalonia has reimposed restrictions on nightlifeafter a five-fold increase in positive cases in a week. The increase has been predicted for weeks, especially among young people, who have been gathering in large numbers on night-long binges in cities across Spain.

    The Times, 7 July 2021

    Argentina, having passed Italy and Colombia, appears to be trying hard to replace the UK, which is in 7th place for the most cases.

    According to Worldometer, today’s tallies are

    #7 UK: 5,121,245 and

    #8 Argentina: 4,639,098

    From today’s NYT Covid Update:

    “Scientists are hopeful that they can gain s

    insights from people who have had unusual experiences with Covid-19. Already, researchers have learned that variants of the coronavirus may be more likely to emerge among people with weakened immune systems, who can harbor the virus for long periods of time. “

    And from The Telegraph’s Dispatches:

    “Sydney is entering its third week under lockdown, but Covid cases have continued to increase. Now the city could face a longer lockdown until infections near zero.“

    From The Times, this morning:

    “Dinner parties, haircuts and visiting friends are some of the riskiest activities for passing on Covid-19, according to a new study. An analysis of UK contact tracing and genetic data also found that there is a 30-fold difference in the chance of catching coronavirus at different events. The research presents the most comprehensive picture yet of the situations in which one person is likely to transmit the virus.

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    Indonesia is the pandemic’s new epicenter, with the highest count of new infections.

    NYT, 19 July, 2021

    Indonesia recently adopted a policy of the use of therapeutics for treatment of COVID.

    https://trialsitenews.com/ivermectin-aut…attle-covid-19/

    I was diagnosed with COVID about 14 months ago. I learned about the use of ivermectin from Dr. Pierre Kory of FLCCC.NET and asked my doctor to prescribe it and he did. The relief was quick and powerful. If taken early, all it takes is a couple doses of this very well established safe drug. Why it has not gotten the attention it deserves is bizarre.

    C19ivermectin.com

    I’m glad you made a quick recovery from Covid-19, Hydrino . Although I know very little about ivermectin, I was bothered enough by the less than objective writing in the TrialSite review to try to learn more about the reviewers.

    Here’s another article they have posted, although again, using language in a way that leads the reader to agree with their conclusion.

    https://trialsitenews.com/two-groups-rev…ry-differently/

    I was dealing with symptoms for about 5 months before trying ivermectin. At one point, I was close to going to hospital. The first dose of 18 mg ivermectin had such profound effect within a couple of hours to reduce symptoms of breathing difficulty, brain fog, dizziness, body aches that it was euphoric. Improvement continued slowly for weeks after. Early treatment is said to eliminate such symptoms with no need for continued use, but I take it weekly now. Ivermectin is an extremely safe drug, in use since the 70s, with billions of people having taken it, and it's extremely cheap. Drug interactions and other precautionary information is very reliable and it about as benign as any drug. A Nobel prize was awarded to the inventor of ivermectin because it brought so much relief to vast numbers of people in the tropics suffering with parasitic infestations. In some tropical countries, it is taken routinely to control parasites and is over the counter.

    I am an engineer who worked for the US federal government 23 years. So, I trust no official sources.

    The main complaint against studies that show positive effects in COVID treatment with ivermectin is small sample size, that is, not enough patients in the study. However, large samples are needed to reach statistical significance when the signal is weak. With ivermectin, the effects are so strong that large trials are unnecessary.

    Italy will require proof of vaccination or a negative test to go to a restaurant, visit a museum or attend a show, among other activities.

    The move follows a similar announcement made in France last week and comes as the debate heats up over how far governments should go in restricting the life of the unvaccinated. In Scotland, the authorities did not fall in line with England and lift restrictions on “Freedom Day.” Nightclubs remain closed, face masks are required and people have been told to keep working from home.

    In Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized for delays in the country’s vaccine program, as half the population remains in lockdown because of outbreaks driven by the Delta variant.

    NYT 22 July 2021

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    Hydrino, usually it seems that people who “trust no official sources” are vaccine resistant, so I wonder if you have been vaccinated?

    I overstated my position. I do not accept an official source as valid because it is official. To assign validity to an authority's statement because of an official status is a logical fallacy. It is obviously true that governmental representatives are often deceptive, and this is widely accepted as necessary within government circles and among sycophants. Henry Kissinger repeatedly expressed admiration for the political machinations of Machiavelli, for instance. In my work for the government, it was not unusual for a supervisor to officially lie, in full knowledge of that lie, knowing that the people hearing the lie knew it was a lie, and no one would even blink. It is an exercise in plausible deniability. But, the receivers of the lie would be expected to act on the truth, which they must possess to do their jobs. This sort of thing creates serious internal conflicts for workers who are classified as "disgruntled" if they complain realistically, so they protest by complaining nonsensically, in politically acceptable grievances.

    I am not vaccinated for COVID. I have natural immunity. Name a disease where those naturally recovered from an illness were recommended for vaccination, other than COVID.

    Italy will require proof of vaccination or a negative test to go to a restaurant, visit a museum or attend a show, among other activities.

    The move follows a similar announcement made in France last week and comes as the debate heats up over how far governments should go in restricting the life of the unvaccinated. In Scotland, the authorities did not fall in line with England and lift restrictions on “Freedom Day.” Nightclubs remain closed, face masks are required and people have been told to keep working from home.

    In Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologized for delays in the country’s vaccine program, as half the population remains in lockdown because of outbreaks driven by the Delta variant.

    NYT 22 July 2021